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Volume 69, No. 1 www.peweevalleyky.org January 2020
Celebrating Pewee Valley’s Black HistoryThe Pewee Valley First Baptist Church, located at 7104 Old Floydsburg Road, is the oldest of two African-American churches in the area. The other, Sycamore Chapel, is located in Frazier Town. According to “History & Families of Oldham County, Kentucky: The First
Century 1824-1924,” published by the Oldham County Historical Society (Turner Publishing, Paducah, Ky.; 1996), Pewee Valley First Baptist Church was originally established by the
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Unclaimed Lands of Kentucky -- a.k.a. the “Freedmen’s Bureau” --as a combination school and church:
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COUNCIL MEETING
OLDHAM COUNTY DISPATCH222-0111 or 911 for emergencies
OUR TOWNMayorBob Rogers 241-7340Roads & Drainage / Mowing /Environmental [email protected]
Council MembersPaige Bjorn 445-2465Waste [email protected]
Michele Pisano 654-7400Public [email protected]
Otis “Rex” Florence 243-3405Finance / Insurance / Storm Waterflorence @peweevalleyky.org
Bethany Major 724-6817Town Hall / Festivities / Central [email protected]
Norman Schippert 241-8448Sidewalks/Central [email protected]
Henry Walser 241-3010Communications / Website / ABC [email protected]
City ClerkDenise Haney [email protected]
EditorDenise Haney [email protected]
Police ChiefGreg Larimore [email protected]
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Keep up with what’s going on in Pewee Valley. Go to www.peweevalleyky.org and subscribe to E-News Alert.(Call Denise at 241-8343 if you need help in signing up. )
Open Comments – None
Police Report- Please report streetlight out-ages to the city office. Speed and weight lim-it signs have been posted on Rest Cottage Lane. Chief Larimore will contact the State Road Department about visibility issues at the intersection of Hwy 22 and Central Av-enue.Traffic Stop 132Traffic Charges 40Courtesy Notice 122Motorist Assist 2Accidents 3Complaints 12Criminal Investigations 3Code Enforcement 4School Patrol 44
The regular meeting of the City Council of Pewee Valley, Kentucky was held on Mon-day, January 6, 2020. In attendance were Mayor Bob Rogers, Council Members Beth-any Major, Rex Florence, Michele Pisano and Paige Bjorn. Also, in attendance were City Attorney John Singler and clerk Denise Haney.Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the FlagA Motion was made by Rex Florence to ap-prove the December 2, 2019 minutes of the City Council Meeting as written. Paige Bjorn seconded the motion and all Council Mem-bers present voted in favor.
Financial Report- Updated financial reports were presented.
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Announcements – . Mayor Rogers thanked the Head Trust Fund for the generous grant provided for the City’s Concert in the Park Series. Tree City USA application has been filed and accepted and the City is awaiting confirmation. John and D.D. Hendrickson presented the design for a custom clock that will be donated to the City for the Town Square Project.
Council Member ReportsPublic Safety – No reportInsurance/Storm Water- No reportCommunication – No report.Sidewalks – Plans are being devised for the Ash Avenue sidewalk. Repair work is being done on existing sidewalks on Ash Ave.
Festivities/Historical/Central Park – – Residents are asked to check the website for event information as well as the exten-sive information on the Historical webpage. A motion was made by Bethany to name the museum The Donna Andrews Russell Muse-um, seconded by Paige Bjorn, and approved unanimously by the Council. Festivities are being planned for the Sesquicentennial Cel-ebration, and residents are encouraged to attend the Historical Society and Sesquicen-tennial Planning meetings. Bethany thanked everyone for their hard work on the success-ful Yule Log celebration.
Waste Management- No report.Roads – Guard rail work will be done on Rest Cottage.
Old Business- No ReportNew Business- A summary and 2nd reading of Ordinance 6, Series 2019 An Ordinance Enacting and Adopting a Supplement to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pewee Valley was presented by John Singler. A motion for Adoption of the Ordinance was made by Bethany Major, seconded by Paige Bjorn and roll call vote was taken, all coun-cil members present voted in favor. A Sum-mary of Ordinance 1, Series 2020 an Ordi-nance Amending the Budget for the City of Pewee Valley for the Fiscal year Beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020 was presented by John Singler. A motion for In-troduction and First Reading of Ordinance 1, Series 2020 was made by Rex Florence, seconded by Bethany Major and approved unanimously by the council. Mayor Rogers asked the council to approve the funding for 2 scholarships sponsored by the City for the Oldham County Community Scholarships. Motion to approve the funding was made by Paige Bjorn, seconded by Michele Pisano and was approved with a vote of 3 to 1.
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Serving Pewee Valley for 30 Years Paul Clinton, Arborist Landscaping:
Design/Build Patios, Walkways Plantings Maintenance
Pay Bills- Motion to pay bills by Rex Flor-ence, seconded by Paige Bjorn and all ap-proved. Adjourn- Motion to Adjourn made by Rex-Florence, seconded by Bethany Major, and all approved.
Did you know that Saturday, March 14th is the 150th anniversary of the day Pewee
Valley got its Charter from the State of Kentucky? Yes, that is the date our town was
officially founded. A copy of the original charter hangs in Town Hall!
To celebrate, Pewee Valley will have a full year of events including a big birthday bash
on Saturday March 14th! We are putting it all out there with a celebration in Town
Square that will have something for every-one! Including: commemoration ceremo-nies, entertainment (Whiskey Bent Valley Boys), bonfires, food, drinks, and many
activities lncluding a play on the creation of Pewee Valley presented by the Little Colo-
nel Players, a Historical Museum Ceremony, the unveiling of the Sesquicentennial can-
cellation stamp by the USPS, Pewee Valley trivia contents and sales of commemorative
items, More details to come, mark your calendar
for this!
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The City would like to express its’ sincer-est gratitutde to John and D.D. Hendrick-son for presenting the design for the clock that will be donated by them for the Town
Square renovation
Do you love history and would like to know more about historic Pewee Valley? Please join the Historical Society which meets the second Monday of each month at 7pm in Town Hall.
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REMINDERS
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NEWS & NOTES... the Freedman's Bureau of Kentucky
assisted former slaves in the erection of a crudely constructed building to serve as a church on Sunday and as a school during
the week. Men of the congregation worked diligently to clear the wooded plot. Uti-
lizing the felled timber, they hewed tables and pews to finish the church building ...
It was the second of two schools the Freedmen's Bureau established in Oldham
County during the agency's brief tenure in Kentucky. The first, in LaGrange, was built in 1867, and was one of eight such
schools erected in the commonwealth that year.
Erected two years later in 1869, Pewee Valley's school cost $292.50 to construct. The land on which it was built was leased for 99 years from the church, according to the "Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Unclaimed Lands Eighth Semi-An-
nual Report." A title search shows that the Freedmen’s Bureau originally purchased the acre of land on which the school and
church were built for $108.00 from Henry and Susan Smith on April 10, 1869 .
(Please visit the Pewee Valley Historical website for the full article, researched and published by our Historian the late Donna
Andrews Russell.
DATE FOR INFORMATION
Mon, Feb 17 Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343
7 pm - Pewee Valley Environmental Board Meeting - Town Hall
Mon., Feb 3 Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343
7 pm - Pewee Valley Town Council Meeting Town Hall
PEWEE VALLEY CALENDAR OF EVENTSACTIVITY
Mon Feb 10 Pewee Valley Town Hall241-8343
7 pm - Pewee Valley Historical Society Meeting Town Hall
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Wed, Feb 15 10 am - Pewee Valley Woman’s Club Meeting - Luncheon and Program, 218 Mt. Mercy. If interested, please call.
Pat Nieters502-241-7203
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Pewee Valley Charter Day CelebrationMarch 14th
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